Area X: Perceptions and Responses to Crime and Justice / 63: Media and the Social Construction of Crime

Crime in the Movies: Hollywood’s Portrayal of Crime and Criminals - Venessa Garcia, New Jersey City University; Samantha G. Arkerson, William Paterson University

Scary Monsters, (And Super Creeps) - Finola Farrant, University of Roehampton

To Catch A Predator: Policing and Perceptions of Crime in Reality Television - Mark Magidson, Carthage College

It Keeps Me Awake Too: Reactions to Inequality and Injustice in Making a Murderer - Liam Kennedy, King's University College, Western University Canada

Amy Grau, Shawnee State University